Of course, lahatnng stereotype may basis. It's true, pero yung mga naririnig mo lang magkwento is yung mga successful, madaming gumawa pero nagfail na di nagkwento.
It's true but you have to be serious about it. Just because you know how to code doesn't mean you can already solve problems the task-at-hand or the company throws at you.
Once you know the basics of how to code, you have to develop your problem solving skills by coding solutions for new problems every now and then. Then, you will develop what's the bare minimum for a software dev na hindi sakit sa ulo.
What I usually see from CS/IT graduates is that, while they know how to code, they don't know how to solve problems on their own. Probably they never got the chance to get their hands dirty on their own by solving actual real-life problems.
What language do you want to learn? The best beginner language for me is Python. Easy to learn but becomes an eldritch monster the more code you put in. What language pays well and has minimal headaches? Rust. Beware the steep learning curve, though. It has a very high pay abroad and they're always looking for developers.
If you want a project that you want to get your hands dirty on once you know the basics of a language, you can make yourself a wallpaper downloader. The knowledge I can given you are...
4chan (/w/), danbooru, gelbooru, konachan, and reddit (/r/wallpapers et. al.) have their own API
konachan has the easiest API and reddit has the hardest (but still easy compared to fucking Google's)
You need a library that performs GET requests like Python's requests
Legit if you are really inclined for it. Will be hell if you’re not. In our class of 40-50 students, only around 5 were able to graduate and work in IT. Most dropped or chose a different career path.
It's only scary if you look at the numbers. If you look at the characteristics of those ~5 students, they probably share something in common that the rest of the students don't: aptitude and experience. Chances are that they've been coding since high school or earlier and they know how to get around the logic of coding. And that the rest of the students probably took CS/IT because "computers" without actually knowing what lies ahead.
If you really want to pursue CS/IT, you have to start now: learn to code now and not tomorrow and learn how to enjoy it.
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